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List submarines of the United States Navy, by hull number and boat name Hull number Name Notes Turtle: World's first combat submersible. Deployed in 1775. Failed mission to destroy HMS Eagle. Continental Army project. Alligator: Experimental submarine built in 1862. Foundered in bad weather in 1863. First submarine of the United States Navy.
Prototype "fleet submarines"—submarines fast enough (21 knots (11 m/s)) to travel with battleships. Twice the size of any concurrent or past U.S. submarine. A poor tandem engine design caused the boats to be decommissioned by 1923 and scrapped in 1930.
List of steam gunboats of the United States Navy; List of submarine classes of the United States Navy; List of submarines of the United States Navy; List of Balao-class submarines; List of Gato-class submarines; List of lost United States submarines; List of Sturgeon-class submarines; List of Tench-class submarines
Among the range of armaments used by the class were the Mark 48 torpedo, the Harpoon anti-ship missile, the Tomahawk cruise missile, and the SUBROC nuclear anti-submarine missile. [1] [7] Starting with USS Archerfish (SSN-678), the hull was lengthened by 10 ft (3 m) to allow a larger living and working space compared to previous boats of the class.
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The USS Holland was the first submarine in the US Navy, commissioned on April 1, 1900. Submarines have been active component of the US Navy ever since. The boat was developed at Lewis Nixon's Crescent Shipyard located in Elizabeth, New Jersey. This pioneering craft was in service for 10 years and was a developmental and trials vessel for many ...
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World War II submarines of the United States (336 P) Pages in category "Submarines of the United States Navy" The following 61 pages are in this category, out of 61 total.